The adventure bike market in Malaysia is set for a
new arrival this year, courtesy of Royal Enfield. News has come in from the
marque’s new exclusive distributor, RE Motorcycles, that the Royal Enfield
Himalayan is now open for bookings, and prices are estimated to be from
RM 38,000 to RM 40,000.
Exact pricing has yet to be confirmed and will have
to wait for the official launch planned for May this year, though several
orders for the India-made Himalayan have been received, according to an RE
Motorcycles representative.
The Royal Enfield Himalayan first made its global
debut in 2015 and regionally, arrived at the Gaikindo Indonesia International
Auto Show in 2016. This adventure motorcycle is powered by a 411 cc single-cylinder
L410 overhead cam, air- and oil-cooled engine, producing a claimed 24.5 hp at
6,500 rpm and 32 Nm of torque at 4,500 rpm. Transmission is via a five-speed
gearbox and chain final drive.
As an adventure bike by design, the Himalayan is
equipped with a 21-inch front wheel and a 17-inch rear wheel. Seat height is
800 mm, while wet weight is 183 kg. Suspension is courtesy of a 41 mm front
fork with 200 mm of travel, while a monoshock resides out back with 180 mm of
travel.
A windscreen and luggage mounts come as standard on
the Himalayan, while the latter is constructed of steel to facilitate repairs
when required further away from civilisation. Elsewhere, headlamps are halogen
units with the tail light employing an LED setup. Instrumentation features analog
dials incorporating LCD odometer readouts as well as a digital compass.
The new distributorship also saw the opening of a
Royal Enfield 3S centre in Shah Alam, though the location will only be
officiated at the end of this month.
